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Roboburgers flipping burgers, dust-repelling solar panels and foot-tickling machines no laughing matter.

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson

Roboburgers flipping burgers at a vending machine near you. Apple don’t want to sell you a phone – they want to lease you one instead. Australia needs to play catch-up with EVs or suffer for lack of choice. Imagine having solar panels that …

2022

Wake up with the sun…no matter what time you wake up. Tech Talk Column 296.

Tech Talk Column

Wake up with the sun…no matter what time you wake up. Tech Talk Column 296….

2022

Hydrogen powered aircraft, air quality monitors and print your lipstick colour.

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson

Printable lipstick to perfectly match the colour of your outfit. Air raid alerts directly to your phone. Play the GENIGMA app and help cancer research. Monitor the quality of your indoor air with these devices. Airbus powering aircraft with H…

2022

Gorillas in ads, spotting hidden cameras and an electronic device to save your marriage.

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson

The science behind putting a gorilla in an ad. How do you spot a hidden camera in your holiday accommodation? Is an electric vehicle a car with technology added or technology on wheels? Telstra has signed a deal with satellite constellation pro…

2022

20TB of space, serious water pistol fun and a solar-powered outdoor oven.

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson

Time to get serious about fun with your water gun. If you want to be heard, you need HyperWhistle! For your next camping trip, try the solar-powered outdoor oven. Use your earbuds to monitor your body temperature. The humble wristwatch can no…

2022

Green thumbs go electronic, no more flats and wandering eyes.

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson

How green is your thumb? Are you sick of checking your tyre pressure? Careful where your eyes wander. Only Donald Trump has the real answer. Future conflicts being fought from a keyboard. Selling picks and shovels is more profitable than be…

2022

Disruption on the waters. Tech Talk Column 292.

Tech Talk Column

As new technologies are introduced, I am always impressed how quickly the general public learns core scientific principles and then casually references them in general conversation. Case in point: the air resistance of a vehicle as it relates to spee…

2022

V2G & V2H 4 EVs in OZ; costly romances and not enough space in space.

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson

The high cost of romance. For the Superbowl, simple is good. B-cycle those old batteries. Glamping with the Airstream eStream. Oh No! Changes to Wordle by the New York Times. V2G and V2H for EVs in OZ. Track your toddlers in childcare. …

2022

Don’t look for gold. Sell a shovel. Tech Talk column 291.

Tech Talk Column

Don’t look for gold. Sell a shovel. Tech Talk column 291….

2022

Jail time for a grossly offensive tweet, new regulations for porn sites and EV prices about to drop.

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson

High polluters be aware – your number plate is being tracked. Do you have the problem with teenagers tracking your private jet? BYD may change the EV world but what does it stand for? Before You Die or Build Your Dreams? Porn sites in the UK …

2022

Love, love me do – for a dollar! Tech Talk Column 290

Tech Talk Column

Love, love me do – for a dollar! Tech Talk Column 290…

2022

A modern lie detector, electric aeroplanes and ordering cars online.

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson

Wardle said his blood would curdle if a hurdle was placed in front of Wordle…or has that all changed now? Don’t forget to charge that battery…on your plane!!! And the best-selling Electric Vehicles in Australia in 2021 were… What injuries…

2022

Sex in space, temporary tattoos and smartphone market share figures.

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson

Infrared goggles to help the blind see. Who can you sue when an autonomous car crashes? Boeing investing in flying taxis. Tattoos that don’t last forever. Amazon craving electric vans. Sex in space – strictly for research. Can artific…

2022

Norway setting new EV records, passwords to avoid and sucking on bacteria straws.

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson

Airbags on the outside of vehicles. Avoid these passwords! Aspire to earn the same money as these YouTubers. Which video just passed 10 billion views on YouTube? Norway sets new records with sales of Electric Vehicles. Throw away those plastic straws…

2022

Big dollars for old video games, change you car colour in an instant and BlackBerry is dead!

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson

The BlackBerry is dead! Long live innovation. Change the colour of your car with the touch of a button. Change the colour of your hair with the wave of a wand. Use your watch to enter your house. Smart locks are so yesterday. Now there is the…

2022

Tech Talk – The Year to Come 2022

Tech Talk Column

I’m not sure why I do it to myself. Technology changes constantly. Countless organisations and people across the world are involved in research and development to create new technology solutions. These solutions are both for problems we have today …

2022

Harvest electricity from the air, air bags to silence snoring and nailing a solar roof.

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson

You have your smartwatch. Does your dog need a smart collar? Has one company nailed the solution for a solar roof? How to harvest electricity from the air. Replace your kitchen tap with one that has no handle. Use your voice to fill and empty…

2022

5G protection necklace, robotic gecko hand and gift vouchers for young online gamers.

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson

Anti-5G necklace to protect you against…what? Gift vouchers being offered to children in online games. If you are sick of passwords, consider a USB Biosecurity key. GM starts delivering electric Hummers to excited clients. Phase shifting su…

2022

Season 1 highlights. SPECIAL EPISODE!

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson

Season 1 highlights episode. Season 1 has now finished and this episode is the first episode of Season 2. Season 1 consisted of 40 episodes with more than 360 separate tech stories with over 26 hours of content. This episode has 29 of the stori…

2022